Peter's Travel Blog

Today, we arrived at our penultimate port-of-call, Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia (pronounced cal-ee-ar-lee). No surprises; it was very hot again, and when we stepped off the boat, it was with no particular plan in mind. We decided we would wing it (mostly because we were still tired from yesterdays walk). Because there is no pedestrian movement allowed within the...

After an overnight berth, we awoke to find ourselves, reassuringly, still in Palermno harbour. Our plan for the day was very simple – have a relaxing breakfast, then go climb a mountain. We’d identified Mount Pellegrino – a notable promontary adjacent to the port – upon our arrival yesterday, and after a few checks online and a study of Maps.Me,...

Today was billed as a sea day, and it has been a relaxing one at that, with a particularly smooth sea and a handful of dolphin and turtle sightings to keep us entertained. At his lunchtime address, the captain announced that, because we would be arriving at our next destination – Palermo – a little earlier than expected, an evening...

Today, we arrived in the first of our three Sicilian ports, Syracuse, and what a corker it was! As the ship pulled alongside the quay at about 8am, the Old Town looked positively resplendant, bathed as it was in the warm morning sunlight, with Mount Etna steaming away on the distant horizon (we’re just down the coast from Catania). We...